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Fencer Jacobson '06 wins Olympic bronze

CONTRIBUTING REPORTER
Published Sunday, August 22, 2004

The Olympics never seem to disappoint when it comes to thrilling matches and surprise results.

Twenty-one-year-old Sada Jacobson '06 experienced both on August 17, when she took the bronze medal in the sabre portion of the Olympic fencing competition. In doing so, Jacobson became the first female American fencer ever to medal at the Olympics. Despite her historic bout against Romania's Catalina Gheorghitoaia in the bronze medal match, Jacobson's finish sent her home with a darker tinted medal than expected, as her No. 1 world ranking had many speculating that the two-time NCAA...

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